Check the front rail felt punchings. I have had problems with hard Baldwin felts causing a thumping sound. Also the knuckles can be hard and the return thumps. Rough them up with a brush. Tim Coates On Dec 23, 2008, at 7:33 AM, Andrew Anderson wrote: > I was called to tune a Baldwin SF yesterday. It tuned up > beautifully with a nice really clean treble. > > What bothered me was excessive action noise, thumping on every > key. It started to stand out in the midrange > so I pulled the action thinking there must be foreign objects or > bedding issues. No FOs but bedding might be an > issue, no glides. > > Is this a typical feature of Baldwins or is this likely a bedding > issue? > > Andrew Anderson. > > On Dec 23, 2008, at 5:40 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > >> CAUTerized folks, >> >> For those of you who are curious about where I work, "Christmas at >> Luther" is being broadcast several times this week on public TV. >> (check your local listings) I watched the first airing last night. >> >> The old piano is only featured in one number, and the organ not at >> all, but there is a lot of singing. >> >> Wim - two kids in the bell choir are or were in my church bell >> choir, >> including my current stand partner. >> >> -- >> Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT >> Luther College >> Decorah, IA >> > > >
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